Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-12

bunters."-J w. Penney & Sons. the
machinists and engine builders are buihiiny
a finely finished 70 II p. engine tor the spool
factory q Dixfeld. and have shipped a 4 n
T. engine and II. 2. boiler to the Liver.
more Butter Factory. also one 10 Fl p and
boiler TO j K. Pulsiter, Auburn, and are
now putting up 4 II. z engine ard 10 H..
T boiler for F. w. Ssnborn of the Norway
Advertiser. NsrSsy &C. II. Sterson, the ice
nan, has $40 tons of ice stored 10 read ness
for hot weather.
CUMBERLAND
The Haskell Silk Mil is turning out fifteen
thousand yards of silk per month sni AWAY
behind on orders. One dealer having TO wal,
little while wrote that he wanted his silk
for the spring trade not fall trade The silk .
now being Manufactured are beautiful md a
visit TO the mill will repay ones trouble to
see them. A large dealer in Pennsylvania
sent in large check recently, on the back
WAS written, The finest silk in America -
A just appreciation OF the goods.
The Portland Press of Wednesday saws
The work of putting a new system of drain
age ioto the City Building will begin in a
short time. The committee have voted t.
adopt the Durham system. In this system
wrought iron pipes and joints are used The
old pipes will be sealed up and the new ones
put in all parts of the building SO that whe n
the work is completed the drainage will be
entirely new. Mr.. Durhsm OF New York
the President of the company which controls
tne Durham system of drainage, is in the city
and the contract for the work was signed.
The amount of the contract is S+,S5O The
appropriation was S. 900 and the balance
over the amount called for by the contrac,
will be expended in needed repairs on the
building
party OF well-known capitalists have
been endeavoring to establish a factory in
Portland for the manufacture of enamel
cloth. The industry is new in that vicinity,
there being no similar factory this eide OF
New Jersey, excepting at Montreal. While
the scheme is postponed tor the present. il is
not improbable that the company will be
formed within wear. The amount of stock
taken amounted to about 100000. Portland
has ample facilities for the companv's need.,
and it is to be hoped they will decide to To-
cate their plant there. if anywhere If the
company starts, the old tannery property on
Grove street bids fair to be settled upon as
the place for the factory.
Miss Lizzie Bennett, weaver in the cotton
mill at Yarmouth, caught her hand in the
cogs, while cleaning the loom. manglng it o
as to require the amputation of two fingers
Mr. j. L Tryon of the Argus. is candi-
date for The position of Assistant Inspector
General ON the staff of Brigadier General
Mitchell.
Messrs w. & c. r. Miliken of Portland,
shipped 040, 900 feet of lumber to Bueno.
Ayres last Thursday. 1t rsqaired one hun
dred and four cars to bring the lumber to
Portland
The total value of exports from Portland
last week. was Sl44 500. 20, the chief article $
being 1859 425 feet of lumber, 1893 barrels
of apples, 40.422 bushels of wheat and 40,
052 bushels of peas.
The Portland Potato Chin Co., which re-
Gently started business at 81 at Temple ST..
are now using three bushels of potatoes a
day, selling the chips mostly to Portland deal
ers The potatoes are sliced by hand. soak d
in water, dried and then fried in lard to =
crisp. This business is quite an industry in
Massachusetts, where it has been successful
Nv carried on for manv wears, and there is n
reason why it can no: flourish in Maine.
FRANKLIN
A correspondent to the Express writes
Saturday the alarm of fire was sounded in
Pennington village, and everybody promptly
responded The steamer was promptly on
h and, but before they got 10 work the fire
was eXtingui>hed. The fire was in the lumber
and saw mill of Mr.. Josiah Prescott, situated
near the depot. q ute number OF persons
are at work rebuilding houses in place of
those burned last fall. Rev. + Gerry's house
J $. Millkeb's boarding house and the Bap-
list church are rapidly approaching compile
ton.
I,ScnCE
c. X Ford of Boston, has leased the Aca
dian House at Castne for the season, and
will open it to the public on June 18th He
vas formerly prominent eastern railroad
man and during the booming of Bar Harbor
did good service and now he purposes to
boom Castine.
PIsCATAQUIs.
horse trade at Brownvllle came to a sud
den end, the other day, the horse under con-
one belonging to Mr.. Judson
Briggs, jumping over a fence and taking to
the river where he was carried over the dam
and d.owned
The ice left Sebago Lake on the 7th and
the fishermen are preparing for the usual
spriLg catch of land locked salmon. As
many of your readers are aware there is no
better fishing in Maine than can be found IN
Sebec Lake. Your correspondent hopes to
capture his share of these splendid fish.
During the freshet at East Dover, log got
into the pen-stock, which leads the water
from the fume upon the wheel, efectually
preventing its use fo- driving the machinery
in the mill At lost accounts, through a
leverage of the force of many horse power
had been brought to bear upon it, it could
not be moved particle.
Kineo National Bank commenced business
Monday the 9Th.